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    Looking for booted D'Uccles

    Love my Mille Fleurs bantams. Any colors acceptable, need a few pullets and even a roo.
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    Sudden stiff leg without voluntary movement

    My 4 mo. old showgirl's r. leg is stiff and jutting out. i can bend it eithout her having pain, but she isn't. she is eating and drinking etc. This haened over 2 days. She is alone in the house, I don't see bruising or breaks. I would hate to lose this one.
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    My chicks are real dogs

    The chicks from january have been in the house feathering out and following the 2 little dogs when they are out of their box. the 2 dogs and 2 chicks were in a repairman's face yesterday when he was lying on the floor fixing my dishwasher. They all sit in the dog bed in front of the pellet...
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    brought the first one in for the season

    poor phyllis! bottom of the barrel and all the roo's pummel her and the hens run after her. she has feathers gone and parts of her wings where the roos hold on are bloody. so i have brought her in, washed her up and she is wrapped up in a towel...hence no capitals in this note. poor baby. i...
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    Feral Cat

    I am so upset. The best roo in the world got it from a feral cat this evening 5 minutes after I saw him last. He was caught off guard since he was in the back yard. Chili was a magnificant Americana roo, well tempered, beautiful to look at, did his job. I just don't know what to do...( I know...
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    Roo attacks my husband ONLY!!!

    Chili suddenly stated to attack my DH mostly in the AM, but sometimes other times during the day. DH is letting them out and feeding them. Chili is the only free ranging roo, nobody is broody that he is responsible for. Chili is fine with me, the dogs and strangers. What's up with this? Cock of...
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    2 Moms

    I have two sister hens sitting on one nest taking turns to cover. I want to move them to a separate coop away from the general population and on the first floor. Should I put BOTH hens in there since they have been sharing responsibilities when sitting on the clutch? There are 5 eggs (4 banty...
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    Roo's crow has changed...what gives?

    Thesecond of the two banty roo's crow has gone squeaky and squawky, as if their crows weren't intrusive enough. His behavior and appearence hasn't. His old crow was a good loud crow for a banty. Now I have something that sounds like a cat got it's tail in a rocking chair rocker. How Come? He's...
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    Suddenly an egg eater?

    Isaw two of my three Americauna hens eating an egg this PM. I don't know if theyopened it or what, it wasn't fertilized. The third is sitting in the coop doing her thing. The egg was far away from the coop as well. I am pretty sure that one of those two hens produces eggs as well. Are they...
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    different hensor gathered eggs?

    This sounds stupid to ask, but can a henl ay different colors in a sitting? I have a banty Wyandotte who appears to produce alot of eggs daily as she is sitting on them all, and the colors range from cream to light brown. The shapes are slightly different...some a little more oblong. Could they...
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    Putting her out of the house...

    When can achicken leave the warmth of the house and go to the coop?She is about 3 mo. old, and has been losing alot of little feathers. Her personality is tough...nowall flower here. She would be going into a coop/run with 15 banties. She's making me nuts.
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    Worming: How stressful is it?

    I purchased wormer liquid that goes in water, but i am reluctant to use it since the weather is so bad out the last few days. Is worming on a chicken very stressful? is there a better time of the year to worm them? how long a period of time dare they wormed for?
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    Do Roo's get air sacs?

    I have a lovely banty roo with a mighty crow who is about a year. One side of his breast is puffed up from the inside, as the area is not moveable, mushy, painful to palpitation, inflamed, but feels muscular in nature. What could this be? My sense is that it is not new. It doesn't seem to have...
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    CT, MA...looking for a 6 week chick to keep my orphan "normal"

    I got her a few weeks ago and didn't realize how imprinted she is on humans, and want a buddy so when she goes out, there will be 2. She's a banty Americana, so any banty will banty will be fine. Thank you for everybodies mental health.
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    Freeloaders No More!!!!!

    Got my first two pretty pale green eggs from my pretty Americana hens after all this time. I am thrilled beyond comprehension. I must be doing something right!!!
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    Chicken Day Hospital...

    I have a little cochin mix. She is clearly the underdog. She keeps having her feet pecked until they bleed and she limps. I had her in for 3 days and withing a 1/2 hour she was reinjured. So she is back in after being treated. I just don't know what to do with her. I can't have a house chicken...
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    What am I?

    She is probably about a year, and I thought she was a partridge Wyandotte, but she doesn't have the same feather pattern as the others, just the body shape. Is she a cross?
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    Help Right Now

    my duccle walked out of the coop for breakfast, lost balence and ran into the wall. Heis very lethargic, limp, mouth open, raspy breath, and i am giving him warm honey water just to get fluids in. what is going on?
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    Underdogs and Bullies

    I have a little white cross hen who is the permenent underdog in the flock. She is always pecked, cowed, and today she is dirty and has blood on her chest. On the other side, I have another chick who is a constant bully to other chicks that just submit to it and huddle together. What do I do...
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    Birdy Feet

    I have a banty frizzle hen who's feet keep cracking, and the other's pick at the small bloody spots on them. I have brought her in and she is currently in the shower (No water on, mind you). I am using Neosporin after washing her feet. Would Desitin work or another zinc oxide product to protect...
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